New Report: Where people get information about restaurants and other local businesses The internet is the source that people most rely on for material about the local business scene and search engines are particularly valued. Newspapers and word of mouth also rank high as sources. Part 1 » Restaurants, bars, and clubs Part 2 » … Read more
Wikipedia Mulls Total Blackout to Oppose SOPA by ErnestoLater this week, the Senate?s House Judiciary Committee will vote on the ?Stop Online Piracy Act? (SOPA). Supporters of the bill say it?s needed to safeguard the interests of rightsholders who claim their businesses are threatened by online piracy. Those opposing are worried that the unprecedented censorship … Read more
Tumblr users give Congress an earful about SOPA by Cory Doctorow Tumblr has rounded up the effects of its participation in American Censorship Day, a global day of protest of the prosed Stop Online Piracy Act, the worst proposed Internet law in American legislative history. Tumblr users did themselves very proud indeed: Joe Biden: SOPA … Read more
SOPA: Hollywood Finally Gets A Chance to Break the Internet from EFF.org Updates by corynne As promised, here?s the first installment of our closer review of the massive piece of job-killing Internet regulation that is the Stop Online Piracy Act. We?ll start with how it could impact Twitter, Tumblr, and the next innovative social network, … Read more